2 Kings

2 Kings 23:7

⁷He also tore down the quarters of the male shrine prostitutes that were in the house of the LORD, where the women had woven tapestries for Asherah.

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English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
He also tore down	וַיִּתֹּץ֙	way·yit·tōṣ	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H5422 pull down, break down
the quarters	בָּתֵּ֣י	bāt·tê	Noun - masculine plural construct	H1004 house
of the male shrine prostitutes	הַקְּדֵשִׁ֔ים	haq·qə·ḏê·šîm	Article; Adjective - masculine plural	H6945 temple-prostitute
that	אֲשֶׁ֖ר	’ă·šer	Pronoun - relative	H834 particle of relation
in the house	בְּבֵ֣ית	bə·ḇêṯ	Preposition-b; Noun - masculine singular construct	H1004 house
of the LORD	יְהוָ֑ה	Yah·weh	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3068 Yahweh
where	אֲשֶׁ֣ר	’ă·šer	Pronoun - relative	H834 particle of relation
the women	הַנָּשִׁ֗ים	han·nā·šîm	Article; Noun - feminine plural	H802 woman, wife, female
had woven	אֹרְג֥וֹת	’ō·rə·ḡō·wṯ	Verb - Qal - Participle - feminine plural	H707 weave
tapestries	בָּתִּ֖ים	bāt·tîm	Noun - masculine plural	H1004 house
for Asherah	לָאֲשֵׁרָֽה׃	lā·’ă·šê·rāh	Preposition-l, Article; Noun - feminine singular	H842 Ashera

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